छाती

See also: छाता and छत

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀙𑀸𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺 (*chātti).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰɑː.t̪iː/, [t͡ʃʰäː.t̪iː]

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Noun

छाती • (chātī) f (Urdu spelling چھاتِی)

1. chest

   Synonym: सीना (sīnā)

   मेरी छाती में दर्द है। ― merī chātī mẽ dard hai. ― My chest is in pain.

2. breast, bosom

   माँ ने बच्चे को छाती से लिपटा लिया।

   mā̃ ne bacce ko chātī se lipṭā liyā.

   The mother hugged the baby to her breast.

3. heart

   मेरी छाती फट जाती है। ― merī chātī phaṭ jātī hai. ― My heart is rent (with grief).

Declension

Declension of छाती (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	छाती chātī	छातियाँ chātiyā̃
oblique	छाती chātī	छातियों chātiyõ
vocative	छाती chātī	छातियो chātiyo

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “छाती”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “chātti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi छाती (chātī).

Noun

छाती • (chātī) f

1. chest
2. breast, bosom
3. (figuratively) courage

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “छाती”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “छाती”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “छाती”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).